Patent · US Expired

Database model for hierarchical data formats

US7269582B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by

4References

16Claims

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Assignee

Thomson Licensing · FR

Inventors

Marco Winter · Hannover, DE
Hartmut Peters · Barsinghausen, DE
Meinolf Blawat · Hannover, DE
Ralf Ostermann · Hannover, DE
Dietmar Hepper · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2004
Grant date	Sep 11, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 16, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99933
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for ensuring data consistency upon mapping of a hierarchical data format to a relational database management system.According to the invention, a method for ensuring data consistency upon storage of a data item in a database, the data item having an identifier and a locator for linking the data item to a destination, whereby the identifier and the locator are stored in the database in addition to the data item, comprises the steps of:

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